savupiippu

Finnish

Etymology

savu (“smoke”) +‎ piippu (“pipe”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑʋuˌpiːpːu/,
• Rhymes: -iːpːu
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧vu‧piip‧pu

Noun

savupiippu

1. smokestack, chimney (pipe leading smoke away from the fire and the structure surrounding the pipe)
2. flue, funnel (pipe or channel leading smoke away from the fire)
3. chimney (on a steam locomotive)
4. smokestack (in a factory, power plant etc.)
5. funnel (on a steamer)

Declension

Synonyms

• (smokestack, chimney): korsteeni, piippu
• (flue, funnel): savukanava

Derived terms

Further reading

• “savupiippu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03